Happy Birthday Emma Daisy!
Well... actually her birthday was almost a month ago... but here is what I made her!An Ariel swimming suit.She had been asking me for this ever since she saw the Snow White ones I made for the Applique...
View ArticleSewing for Sailors!
Both of my little sisters have etsy shops.Both sell Disney inspired costumes, dress up clothes, and everyday play clothes for kids.Megan does mostly girl versions in her shop: Made for Mermaids Judy...
View ArticleMaking for Mermaids!
I didn't take many of Megan's orders, but the ones I did take were so fun to make!I think I prefer dresses to boys clothes. :) shhh..... Tinkerbell dress!So quick and fun to make. I really enjoyed...
View ArticleLucy is 7!
I just can't believe that she is 7 already...and she was so excited for her birthday this year. She asked me every single day for weeks if it was her birthday yet.She didn't even have to go to school,...
View ArticleAll Saint's Day Celebration
This year was our first All Saint's Day Celebration!It was really fun to look thru all the saints and have the kids choose one.It was pretty funny, too. William only wanted to dress up as a saint who...
View ArticleTo a new school year and a new Cole's Corner and Creations
Well, school is starting today... andI'm actually quite sad about it this year, which is much different from last year.I don't know if it's because the kids are older and {in many ways} easier, because...
View Article1st day of school clothes
Well...they made it through and all had a good day.I enjoyed my morning at the gym {it was the first time I've been back to work out alone since about.... March?}, but then in the afternoon I got...
View ArticleGuest Posting at Craftytammie!
Today I'm guest posting over at Craftytammie for her Sew Full of School series!I will be talking about our latest pattern, The Spirit Jacket! So hop on over there and check it out!
View ArticleMore Back to School clothes!
Well... we made it through the first week.I pretty much gave up caring about what they wore after the first day. It's just too exhausting to care...unless they come out for breakfast inappropriate,...
View ArticleA Bookish skirt and the beginning of the UFO madness
So, this summer we enrolled the girls in a free reading program at our local university. On the last day of the program, they had a little party planned.The morning of the party, Ella begged me to...
View ArticleKaty Panda (and Mac's Monster T) Sew-a-long Day 1!
It's our fist sew-a-long! YAY!Here is the schedule we've decided on. Â We don't want you to be rushed, but we want to keep the excitement going, so I hope this schedule works well for all of you. I'm...
View ArticleDay 2: Katy Panda (and Mac's Monster T-shirt) sew-a-long!
Day 2 is an easy day. We want to give you time to collect all those supplies (for those of you that don't have a sewing stash the size of a small fabric store in your house.... :/  Not that I know...
View ArticleHalloween 2014
This may have been our best Halloween yet.The Mr. was going out of town, so we took Thursday afternoon and Friday off of school and drove to Texas for the weekend. It was a long way to drive for just a...
View ArticleDesigner Swap with Gracious Threads
Have you guys heard about this?Such a fun idea. I just HAD to be a part of it.I love designing and selling PDF patterns, but I also love to sew patterns from other designers.I was SO excited to be...
View ArticleBuckskin Princess for DOLLY
Remember when Ella represented Saint Kateri Tekakwitha for All Saint's day? Well... ever since then, she has been begging me for a matching outfit for Saige.She was pretty excited when I delivered. :)I...
View ArticleSamantha Suspender Skirt for Lucy
Don't think I left Lulu out. :)I actually made her Samantha skirt first. I found this inexpensive and adorable St. Patrick's day fabric at Wal-Mart and I just couldn't resist making her something for...
View ArticleSamantha Suspender Skirt for Ella
We love the Samantha Suspender Skirts from Made for Mermaids.They sew up SO quickly and I just love the little girl look on Ella and Lucy.This pattern is meant to be 'vintage' length, which equates to...
View ArticleHoly Leotards Batman!
This winter I was experimenting with adding sleeves to our Bow-a-licious Swimsuit pattern to make a leotard. Here are some of the mock ups. (I played with the image in picmonkey. te he he)I, clearly,...
View ArticleTurtle Power!
We make a LOT of leotards at our house and I just love using our Bow-a-licious Swimsuit for them. There is so much good bum coverage and the seam in the back makes it fit so perfectly.For this little...
View ArticleSwimwear Week
I'm so excited about this guys!I hear so many of you saying that you're scared of sewing swimwear or intimidated by swim fabric. No longer! Come join us for a week of everything swimsuits!We'll have...
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